News – Niek Roozen Landscape

Greenfluencer 2022!

2023-02-09

Now you may vote your ‘green’ for the ‘Greenfluencer’ 2022 that Vakblad Stad + Groen has created. We are of course very proud that Niek Roozen has been selected as the nominee! And let it be clear that we have a slight preference and are subjective in […]

The green thread through 2022!

2022-12-31

Last year was a special year for our agency. After 5 years of designing and preparation, the Floriade Expo 2022 in Almere was festively opened on April 13, 2022. Niek Roozen was part of the green team (together with Jaap Smit,

Visiting the Bataafse Camp project!

2022-11-04

It is always very interesting to see how projects grows. Judith van der Poel, Nan He and Andrea Iva Pašić recently visited the Bataafse Camp project and were able to see how well the further developments after more than a year the official opening […]

Suzhou creek waterfront Design Presentation at Shanghai Waterfront Design Summit

2021-04-23

The Shanghai Design Summit was held on the 23th of April at the Suzhou Creek, an important river in downtown Shanghai.

The forum carried out three important topics, respectively, the lighting ceremony of Putuo District as a design lighthouse, the […]

First steps in the construction of the park Bataafse Kamp, Hengelo, the Netherlands

04-2021

This spring the first phase of the construction of the park Bataafse Kamp has started. Monumental trees will stay in the park and are being protected. Some existing trees are replanted to other locations in the […]

1 YEAR TO THE GREAT OPENING FLORIADE 2022

2021-04-14

The countdown has started: only one year remains before the grand opening of Floriade Expo 2022. In 364 days, the expo will welcome visitors from around the world and showcase its greenery with all its splendor.

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Landscape design of Floriade 2022

2021-02-22

On skates, Niek Roozen and Debby Toorenaar discussed the starting points and the development of the planting design for Floriade 2022. Later in the video, Niek made a snow painting on the ground for Debby as a preview of the flower paintings during the […]

The last day of Luc Lefèvre

2021-01-28

Luc, who has been working for more than 35 years as our designer and technical advisor, is retiring soon. During Floriade 1982, Luc met our company founder Niek Roozen and joined us. Luc contributed in many international and national […]

Rejuvenation of north-western forest edge of ‘Haarlemmermeersebos’, Hoofddorp

2020-12

In the past month, the 2nd phase of the rejuvenation of the edge of the Haarlemmermeer forest was carried out. Old poplars trees were removed by a crane to create space for young trees. Removing them with a crane means that […]

Planting of Green City Arboretum Floriade 2022 in Almere is in full swing!

2020-10-21

We started with the planting of 180.000 perennials and 90.000 shrubs in the Green City Arboretum of the Floriade 2022. All these plants have a value for cities and several special properties, like air purifying, increasing […]

The Dutch garden in Warsaw has been beautifully photographed.

2020-09-18

The last months the new Dutch ambassador in Warsaw has used the Dutch garden in the historical park many times. Because of Corona measures meetings were forbidden, and therefor she loved to invite her guests for a walk in the […]

Niek Roozen is interviewed by the ‘Vereniging Stadswerk Nederland’

2020-07-09

‘Deep’ green knowledge will be more and more important. Landscape architect Niek Roozen is interviewed by the ‘Vereniging Stadswerk Nederland’.

The government of Hengelo has approved the detailed design of the park ‘Bataafse kamp’

2020-07-07

On July 7th the government of Hengelo has approved the detailed design of the park ‘Bataafse kamp’. This means the construction of the park will start soon. The old school building will be transformed into […]

Perennials planting in the Arboretum has started for Floriade 2022

2020-06-24

Early in the morning the planting of perennials in the Arboretum on the Floriade 2022 in Almere/Amsterdam has started. The plant schemes and designs, made by our office, in collaboration with Jacqueline van der Kloet, are becoming reality at […]

Teleconference for mid-term presentation on the Panjin suburban Park completed

2020-06-16

Today our company presented a mid-term presentation of Panjin suburban park design via video conference with the local government. This project provides a forest park for sports and recreation in the city.

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Last day of Noortje

2020-05-28

Our office manager, all rounder, planting specialist and jack of all trades will leave our office. This employee of the first hour will retire, we will miss her. We have had a small goodbye drink outdoor. The official goodbye party will follow when this is […]

City leaders planted big trees in the new park in Panjin

2020-04-16

City leaders planted big trees in the new park in Panjin, where we are asked to make the design.

The existing situation is a tree nursery, which will be transformed to a sub urban park, where forest and the […]

The last day of Hanneke

2020-03-28

Hanneke, partner of Niek, has been actively involved in the office for over 20 years. The last years especially with planting plans for all kind of projects in the Netherlands and abroad. Together with a green team, her latest big project has been the […]

Public consultation Bataafse Kamp

2020-01-28

Tuesday evening January 28th, we presented the design for the park Bataafse Park together with the developer Nijhuis Bouw BV – HK2 and the municipality of Hengelo for the inhabitants of Hengelo. Before and after the presentation there was the opportunity to ask questions. Besides […]

Presentation concept design Dutch garden in Expo in Doha

2020-01-09

On behalf of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, Niek Roozen and Judith van der Poel have presented the concept design for ‘The Netherlands Garden’ in the International Horticultural Exhibition EXPO 2021 Doha Qatar. The general theme of this […]

New name and corporate identity

2020-01-01

The changing of the management team provides a fine opportunity to set a new name and a new corporate identity. Niek Roozen bv is called Niek Roozen Landscape from now on. Green City in integrated in the sub title to show that the green […]

Beijing Expo Holland Day

2019-06-17

June 17^th, the Holland National Day was held in the Holland Garden in the international zone of the Beijing Expo 2019.

The day started with a ‘Sustainable Horticulture Chain Management’ Seminar. The Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands gave a welcome speech, followed by the […]

Dutch garden at Beijing Expo 2019 beautiful flowering until the last opening day

2019-10-07

After a week of many visitors due to the ‘National Day of the People’s Republic of China’, the Expo in Beijing has officially closed on October 7^th. The Dutch garden has been blooming until the last […]

New management team

2019-09-26

At the end of September (2019) Niek Roozen handed over his office for landscape architecture to Judith van der Poel and Herman Hobbelink. As new owner and managing director, Judith will be in charge of the daily management. She has been working for the office […]

Speaker on the Panjin Rural Revitalisation Industry Expo 2019

2019-09-24

Our design for the Panjin rural area and the five villagers of Hujia district was explained at the Panjin Rural Revitalisation Industry Expo 2019.

by Judith van der Poel on September 24^th. Next to the lecture, our office also had an […]

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Realisation of the landscape design of Panjin

Realisation of the landscape design of Panjin 2019-09-22 As a result of our landscape plan for Panjin, a start has been made with the construction of a villa, an adjacent pocket park and better connections to the rice fields and across the water. By planting new, large trees, the [...]

Speaker on the AIPH International Green City Conference

Speaker on the AIPH International Green City Conference 2019-09-11 This year’s AIPH Annual Congress in Beijing incorporated the AIPH Expo Conference, the AIPH International Green City Conference and the World Ornamental Horticulture Summit. Approximately 300 delegates, including many high officials, key figures and decision makers in the industry, attended [...]

The entrance park of Shanghai Zhangjiang high tech zone has been constructed!

The entrance park of Shanghai Zhangjiang high tech zone has been constructed! 2019-06-06 The new, green entrance for the high-tech park in Shanghai has been constructed. The four separated areas around the traffic crossing are visually connected by several hills and a strict pattern of trees. The pattern symbolizes [...]

WE WON!!

WE WON!! 2019-06-04 The past 6 months we joined the competition about the new future for the ‘Bataafse Kamp’ in Hengelo. Today we heard our design has been judged the best. A plan based on luxurious urban living, in beautiful green surroundings. An integrated design for building and park. [...]

Tulips are flowering in the Dalian Yinggeshi Botanical garden

Tulips are flowering in the Dalian Yinggeshi Botanical garden 2019-04-22 This spring many tulips are flowering at the Sino-Dutch Bulb Flower EXPO in Yinge Shi Botanical Garden in Dalian. We made the flowering concepts and planting designs for 3 parts of this famous Bulb Flower EXPO. The relationship between [...]

Second place for international competition: Shanghai Suzhou Creek illumination plan

Second place for international competition 2019-03-20 On 19th March the government of Shanghai announced the result of the international competition: Shanghai Suzhou Creek illumination plan. We are honored to receive the second prize. Suzhou Creek is an important aspect in the development of Shanghai. The earliest industries, as shipping, [...]

Announcement winners Bread and Play

Announcement winners Bread and Play 2019-02-06 “On Wednesday February 6th the 16 winners from the competition Bread and Play presented their developed designs during a big meeting in the Provincial Government Office in North Brabant in Den Bosch. With the Manifestation ‘Radical, realistic and achievable’, the competition official finished. [...]

Midterm presentation of Brood en Spelen

Midterm presentation of Brood en Spelen 2018-11-19 On Thursday 11 November, Herman and Peter Bisschop gave a midterm presentation for the Brood and Spelen. The final presentation will be held in February 2019.

Panel member in the symposium Crossing Borders in Landscape Architecture

Panel member in the symposium Crossing Borders in Landscape Architecture 2018-11-09 Thursday November 8th, while Herman gave his pitch for Brood en Spelen (Bread and Games), Judith was a panel member in the symposium "Crossing Borders in Landscape Architecture”. An interesting symposium on internationalization, in which the benefits emerged, [...]